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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-14
A Great Victory
A Terrible Case Of Scrofula
Cured by
Hoods SarsapariIIa

Z" In the winter of 1879 / was attacked with
Scrofula in one of the most aggravating forms.
At one time had no less than thirteen large
assesses over and aroundmy neck and throat,
continually exuding an offensive mass of
bloody matter disgusting to behold, and
almost intolerable to endure. 1t is impossible
to fully describe my sufferings, as the case
was complicated with Chronic Catarrh. After
three years of misery, having been treated by
three physicians, l was worse than ever
Finally, on the recommendation of w. j.
Huntley, druggist, of Lockport was induced
to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. And now, after
having taken twelve bottles, within the last
twelve months the scrOfulous eruptions have
entirely ceased, and the assesses have all
disappeared, except the unsightly scars which
are daily becoming smaller by degrees and
beautifully less ] do not know what it may
have done for others, but ! do know that in
my case, Hoods Sarsaparilla has proved an
effective specific indeed. As an evidence of
my gratitude 1 send these facts unsolicited,
and am ready to verify the authenticity of
this cure, by personal correspondence with
any one who doubts it, CHARLES A. ROB-
ERTs, East Wilson, N. Y.
This statement is confirmed by W. j. Hunt
ley, druggist, of Lockport, N. " who calls tho
cure great victory for Hoods Sarsaparlla.
Send for book giving statements ofmany cures.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for So. Made
only by G. /. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-14

IT is related of the COW " Electra"
which stood at the head of all milk-pro-
ducers in this country few years
ago, and was valued by her owner at
$4,000, that her pedigree was never
known. She was ruined by overlooking.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-14

THE sight, on recent hot evening, of
a herd of mich cows in full canter on
the way home, impelled by undisci-
plined boy and sportive dog, impressed
anew the thought that it must be a care
less dairyman who sacrifices his chance
for profit by failing to guard against
such laundering mismanagement and
cruelty. Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-14
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Sure Investment. Large Profits,

FhC WHhSF.
The stock is dividendpaying The officers of the
Company are:
DIRECTORS:
Hon. j. Il. BODwELL. Governor of Mane
Hon. JAMES 7. FURBER, General Manager Boston
a Maine Railroad. Boston, Mass;
Hon. ID. A. CONY, President First National Bank.
Augusta, Me;
JAMES $. MOORE, Id, Bar Harbor, Me;
CHARLES Il, MORRISON, Md, Bar Harbor, Me;
JOHN 4. HIGGINS, Atty at Law, Bar Harbor, Me !;
FRED c. LYMAN, Banker, Bar HarbOr, Me.
GEORGE II. GRANT, Banker Bar Harbor, Me;
j. II. MANLEY, Treasurer Augusta Water Co..,
Augusta, Me.
few shares of the Treasury Stock is now offered
for sale at par-S1O PER SHARE-proceeds to
be used to develop and improve the property. The
right to advance the price of stock without notice is
reserved. 1t numbers among its stockholders some
of the shrewdest and best business men in New
England. All information desired. relative to the
standing of the Company, furnished ito whom appli-
cation for stock should be made by
Hon. D. A. CONY Augusta, Me-,
or GEO. H. GRANT, Treasurer,
Bar Harbor, Me.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
Trimming Grape Vines.

Professional grape growers need not
be told when and how to prune their
vines, it being a necessary part of their
business; but the majority of farmers
are not so well informed, and their vines
are commonly left to take care of them
selves without any pruning at all, eX-
cept it may be to occasionally cut off a
portion of the shoots that may have be-
come too numerous to let in the sunshine
or otherwise interfere with each other,
but which unfortunately often does more
harm than good. There is no more mys-
terry about pruning a grape vine than
there is in trimming an apple tree, al
though the operation, if properly done,
is of much more Importance to the vine
than to the tree. The best time of the
year in which to trim a vine is in the
fall, after the frosts have denuded it of
its leaves and the sap has ceased its
flow upward, when all that is necessary
is to keep in view the following sim
pie directions:
First, q bearing vine is composed OF
a main stem and arms or branches OF
what is called old wood, i e., wood OF
year, and which is easily distinguishable
by the dark color of its bark. Then
there are smaller branches of last years
growth, called canes. Now, remember
that it is only these canes that bear the
buds from which the fruit is formed-no
fruit buds forming on the old wood
and 1t Is necessary, therefore, in pre-
serving the vine, to see that a sufficient
number (but not too many of these
healthiest young canes of last years
growth are left for fruit-bearing, and at
sufficient distance apart that their lat
eral shoots will have room enough to
spread without being too much crowd
ed. To secure this result it is usually
necessary to cut away part of the old
wood nearly to the ground, to make
room for thrifty young canes to take its
place. when these young canes should
be cut back to about half their length,
so as to prevent the vine from becoming
too thick at top. And where it is not
so necessary that any of the old wood
should be removed, it is much better
that these young canes which are left
for fruit-bearing be shortened in" to
about eight or ten inches in length, con-
tanning say two or three buds, and NJ
more be allowed to remain than will
grow without any danger of being crowd
ed In fact, all the smaller and weaker
ones should be removed, and only few
of the best, thus shortened in, be left
for fruit, thereby causing the vine to
overbear and the quality of the fruit to
be Indifferent. AS said before, now is
the best time to prune, as if delayed I'M
til the approach of spring it will cause
the vine so to bleed as to diminish the
Weld, if not endanger the life of the
vine. -PlOughmaR.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
Strange Vegetable Growth.

1t is singular and as yet unexplained
fact that in certain species of vegetable
growth there are found variety OF
stones supposed to be formed and de-
posted in their tissues from the siiicious
and calcareous juices circulating in their
organisms. Thus, in the bamboo a round
stone is found at the joints of the cane
called "tabashecr. " Another curiosity
of the sort is the ''cocoanut stonc,' -
found in the endosperm of the islands.
DR.. Kimmins describes it as a pure CIR
Donate of lime. 1t is sometimes round,
sometimes pear shaped, while the APP
pearance is that of a white pear without
much luster. Some of the stones arc as
large as cherries and are as hard as field
spar or opal. They are very rare, and
arc regarded as precious stones by the
Orientals and charms against disease or
evil spirits by the natives. Stones of
this kind are sometimes found in the
pomegranate and other East Indian
fruits. Apatite has also been discovered
In the midst of teak wood.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
FORREST GOT THE BOOK.

A New York book dealer saws: sI
stared to tell you about the famous old
1923 edition OF Shakespeare. You know
there are only few copies in the world,
and they are of great value, of course
Well, we had copy for sale one day
and it was SO well advertised, not only
in this county but elsewhere, that agents
from libraries in England and other
countries crossed the ocean especially to
buy it. The day before the sale Forrest
walked into the store and said to Mr.
Jenning:
81 want that Shakespeare. Buy it.
"'How high will you go?' asked Mr..
Jennings.
" How high? I don't know and I
don't care. Buy it. [ want it,
"Then Forrest stalked out without
another word. The next day when the
big folio was put up for sale there was
some lively bidding. The starting point
was 800 by an Englishman, and it was
not long before it reached 800.
Seven hundred and fifty dollars =
at last shouted the Englishman who had
started the book at 800.
"'And eight hundred have already,
said the auctioneer with a smile.
"' Who did you get the bid from? I
don't see any one else bidding now, said
the Englshman.
"'A gentleman left the bid with me.
"'Who was it2'
"tNed Forrest
" THAT settles it, said the bidder.
IF Forrest wants that book there is no
use bidding against him. He'd give
$780, ZOO for it rather than not get it. I'm
through bidding
GO The auctioneer tried to get another
bid, but without success, and at last his
hammer fell and the Shakespeare be-
longed to Forrest. The actor was de
lighted next day with his prize: He
--tr-et-nrrrtf a glass case made for it.
1t was placed in this case open at the
title page and no one was allowed to
touch it. Forest had fac-simile copy
which he read. He gave orders that if
ever his house should get on fire the
1923 Shakespeare was to be the first
thing saved. He had magnificent
Shakespearean library, but the big folio
he considered was worth more than all
the rest put together. A curious thing
happened after Forrest died. A defect
i've fue caused a little fire in his library,
and about the only thing of value that
was burned was that very 1923 edition
that he priced so highly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
A Philadelphian's Queer Wager.


The Philadelphia Press says: A rather
singular bet was made in Philadelphia
on the night before election. No money
was wagered, but it was agreed that the
winner should he privileged at any time
within twelve months to call upon the
loser at any time, night or day, and in
any place, and proclaim in loud tone:
81 own this man. He dare not deny it.
/ possess a secret about his life that puts
HIM completely in my power. He dare
not refuse to do anything l tell him. To
prove my assertion [ will order him to
treat everyone within sound of my voice
to champagne"
Imagine the situation should this be
sprung upon the unfortunate loser IN a
crowded cafe, or ut business meeting,
or at banquet 1t was mutually agreed
that no matter how offensive the tone or
manner might be the loser dare not re-
sent it, Tho manner in which the gen
tieman who got on the wrong SIDE OF the
fence avoids the gentleman who, gets on
the right side in crowded places is
amusing, to say the least. He has been
living in dread since election day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
winter best that are kept growing until

winter best that are kept growing until
frost.
Spinach keeps longest in a cold pit on
shelves, piled not more than six inches
deep.
Chas. A G1een says that there is no
s::ch thing as gluttony in plants. A plant
takes Just what it needs and no more.
Scientific tests in Hungary show that
corn will produce the largest yield of
the richest quality.
William Muth says that bees dislike all
black, dark or iron-gray colOrs, and that
| fur, hair and wool are an abomination to
them. The bee-keeper, therefore, ought
to avoid clothing of such material and
| colors.
Mr. Fhilbrick says that the best kind
of squashes for long keeping are the
| hard-shelled varieties, and advises that
! these be stored in a lott provided with
double windows, to keep out frost. and a
stove or other means of warmth.
A farmer says: 81 put into barrelful
of sweet cider quart of milk, about a
! Ealf a pint of mustard secd-the black
scotland six eggs. Mix them all up
together and pour them in the barrel
Cider will keep sweet that way for half a
dozen years. think it gets better and
sweeter the longer you keep it."
Great pains should be observed in
| feeding swine, observes a Western pork
maker. Never feed any more than they
will eat clean at each meal, and not less
than three times day. Plenty of fresh
water should always be where a fatten-
| ing hog can drink at any time. Make a
practice of raking and burning all cobs
| and refuse in the yard once a week. The
/ pigs like the charcoal made from cobs,
and it will keep them clear of worms.
! One who has had experience in the
matter advises that in storing away
garden seeds they should be placed in
wooden bags, with a piece of gum
camphor in each bag, and also to dust
the seeds with insect powder. These
methods will protect the seeds against
insects, which destroy many kinds, such
as peas, beans, etc. All seeds should be
kept in dry place, and an examination
of them should be made several times
during the winter.
1t is becoming more and more evident
that the making, saving and applying OF
all the manure possible on the farm, is a
very important matter. Soil-tillers are
beginning to realize the fact that, once
the supply of plant-food is exhausted,
they cannot restore it without adding
considerably to the expense OF the crop.
Yet with many sufficient care is not
taken to save material that, if properly
managed, can be made into first class
fertilizers. There are many things
wasted-much refuse matter thrown
away-which, if added to the manure or
compost heap, would eventually pay
good dividends in the way of increased
crop production.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
AFTER THE RABBITS.
Sending Ferrets to New Zealand to
DevOur Them.
from the Pail Mall Gazette.1

Mr.. Cross, the well known naturalist,
of Liverpool, who is up in London look
ing after the gorilla that he has just sold
| to the "ZOo," made call to NOrthum-
berland street the other day to report
on the animal kingdom, of which he IS
undisputed lord.
''The last new thing, said Mr.. Cross,
sis the sailing of the ferrets; 100 of
them have just gone off, and with them
$50 pigeons, 10 sacks of biscuit and 375
tins of Nestle's milk. 1 bought the
milk for them myself"
ssBut what are the pigeons for Z"
"That will explain to yor. The fer
rets are for the rabbits and the pigeons
are for the ferrets. They will eat up
the $50 pigeons on their voyage to New
Zealand. They will also consume the
biscuits and the milk. Then l have
sent sacks upon sacks of hay to make
bedding for the ferrets, and plenty OF
Indian corn to feed up the pigeons. 1t
was quite n sight; four big carts and
two whole railway trucks were taken up
with this consignment. Two men &C
companied the ferrets and very hard
work they have looking after both them
and the pigeons. But then, as [ told
them, the further they get from Eng
land the fewer pigeons there will be
from day to day"
"And what are the ferrets sailing
for %
"They are consignment to large
wool farmer in New Zealand. The rab
bit-pest, as you know, has now broken
out very bad there. The Australians, [
see are going to have a rabbit-pest con-
ference; but this New Zealand wool
merchant thought he had better send to
Mr.. Cross, and Mr.. Cross is going to
send him 100 ferrets. They won't max
much Roadway, you say, against the
rabbits. But then they breed so fast,
and if none of them are lost on the
voyage, in few months time my client
ought to have six or seven hundred of
them at least. Don't spare the eX-
pense, he said to me. The rabbits are
eating up all the pasture on which his
sheep ought to be feeding, and unless
he can get them under he will be a
ruined man. By the next mail [ am
going to send the same customer con-
Segment of stoats and weaseis. They
are wonderfully tough customers, are
stoats; they will bleed the RABBITS to
death in no time.
Cautiously enough" added Mr..
Cross, cat the very same time that I re-
ceived these orders for means of de
stroying rabbits in New Zealand [ re-
ceivel also large order for rabbits, and
l am now hard at work getting together
1000 of them as quickly as [ can.
They are going to British Columbia,
where they have not got any rabbits. l
am sending 1000 of them-1, 500 does
and 500 bucks. This is pretty large
business also. They will want a hun
dred sacks of oats at least for the
voyage, besides plenty of hay, straw and
sawdust."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
DOUBLES"
Some Instances In II cal Life Like CDR.
Jekyll and MIR, Hyde.''

MIR. StevensOn's astounding story of "Dr.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde has struck a popular
chord, In the story the doctor becomes, as
he sees fit, the tall, fine-looking truly cool
Jekyll, or the small, illfavored, diabolical
Hyde. In his fine mansion he was Jekyl, n
gentleman. In the mean barracks he was
Hyde, villain.
This imaginary gift or power of self-trans-
formation, is utilized in Vice Versa, and
other stories.
The peculiar, and hence the fascinating,
feature of such tales, lies i'll the idea of a
physical transformation. The discovery that
men have been leading double lives has be-
come an almost every day occurrence. as
is SO strongly Illustrated in "JiLh, the Pen
man"
There are thousands of men in our cOmmu-
mites who are leading double lives. Men who
pretend to be saints, but are sinners; Sunday
school superintendents, who turn out default
ers; temperance lectures who prove to be ad-
dicted to strong drink; reformers, for ''what
that is in it." The world is full OF this double
living, which indicates positive lack of char
acter.
In the learned professions how they thrive!
Hear the lawyer demanding, in the name of
justice, the acquittal of the client he knows
is guilty; the preacher advocating in public
creed he privately decries. Note the physi-
clan professionally tied down to a school he
does not follow in his practice There comes
to us peculiar instance of this duplicity.
market a proprietary remedy - Warmers
safe cure-a specifi: for all kidney disor-
ders Prior to its discovery there had been
no sure remedy for these disorders; which
lead quickly to Bright's Disease and other
kidney, liver and blood ailments so much
dreaded. The efficacy of the remedy was
soon shown, yet because it was proprietary
remedy the medical profession as such, re-
fused to recommend its use Nevertheless
Dr.. Gum, of New York, practitioner of so
great repute as to be independent of schools,
declares ''the ingredients of the remedy are
among the most valuable medicines OF MIA
terra medical" and says he knows the medi-
cine is used by leading physicians, but they
will not let their PATIENTS know they en-
p,oy it.
Dr. Dio Lewis, who represented manrul
independence in his profession, and WHO was
prone to decry all kinds of medicine, yet
spoke in the highest terms of Warmers safe
cure and said, ware he a victim of any kid
Rey disease-anf most diseases originate in
such disorders-he shout certainly use it,
Thousands of less candid physicians secretly
prescribe it in circles of their own.
Is it the fact that this double living, this
moral duplicity among men is a growing
evil, that makes this class of books SO popu-
lar
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22
How Students Raise the Wind.
from the New Haven News

The schemes resorted to by Yale stI-
dents to replenish their purses or peck
cts when their funds are low are innu.
merable. The merchant, whose insignia
of business is q three forked iron rod
tapped with as many gilded balls, is oft
en- friend in need. and clothing, watch
es and jewelry are pawned recklessly to
be redeemed from winnings at the boat
race or ball game Or by the next remit
lance from home. A Yale man is enthu-
siastic for his college and her represen-
tatives. He will gamble his last cent.
his hat, or the shoes on his feet to back
up the Representative of the university
on any field, through thick and thin.
The biggest business ever done by the
pawnbrOllers in this city in one week
was last week, and the biggest days
business was on the day previous to the
Thanksgiving game with the Harvards.
The game coming toward the end Of the
week and month found funds unusually
low. The enthusiasm and patriotism
manifested by the students to back up
their eleven upon the Polo Grounds was
at boiling point, and developed new
scheme for obtaining money, which came
near receiving a death blow one day last
week.
A few days previous to the Thanks
giving game a young man, who wore
glasses and bore the appearance of being
a Yale student, entered n local ready
made clothing store and asked for a suit
of fair material and price. He was
quickly fitted. Then came the fun.
"Shall l send the bill to your father"
inquired the salesman. "Let me see;
you live in Buffalo, don't you2 I'll fix
it-say $40 or $50. | can give you the
balance i'll three days, or, if you are hard
up, I'll advance it now"
The figures named were double what
the suit cost, and the customer, who
is one of Yales youngest profess
ors, asked the clothier what he meant
The clothier explained. cob" he said,
81 do good deal of that sort of thing
now for the boys, and L am willing to
accommodate you you want it..
The professor thanked him, smiled,
and said, he thought he'd pay. The
merchant was, at last accounts, unaware
that his customer was professor and
not student. The professor thought
the story too good to keep, and told it
to some of his friends. It's cruel publ
cation may end q clever scheme to de
plete the paternal pocketbook.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-12-22

A SAN ANTONIO paper says that John
@. Becllman went with q party of
friends for an outing on the river, and
TOOK his oVercoat. When at the rem
devious he laid the coat on tree stump,
where 1T remained the greater part Of
the day. At night when he returned to
the city he donned his overcoat and
wore 1t home. Yesterday he went to
put on the Oyercoat that was hung IN
the hall and heard the rattle of snake,
ana presently was astonished to see the
reptile put Its head out of his coat-pock-
ct. The snake was of the ground vari-
ETY.. 1t had doubtless lodged IN his
pocket for several days, and he was for
tunate IN not getting badly stun9 by it.
MRS. CRAWFORD writes: II may men
ton that some days ago was shown the
bullet OF the new Lebel gun, now max
ing sensation in France. There can
be no harm III describing its appearance,
since III the event of war these missiles
would be the first thing to fall, or rather
to fly, into the enemy's hands. Besides,
the Germans are known to have stolen a
few at Belfort. In shape it is conical,
but the tip is slightly fattened. It is q
oAiiAS bAlNtSI OIic-GlllIu VI lilClI III Ill
ameter and somewhat over one inch in
length. The bullet is made of shell of
German silver, about one-twentieth of
an inch in thickness, filled in with an
alloy OF lead hardened with antimony."
G. Fl. TOWNSEND, of Denmark, N. Y,
met with serious accident while en-
gagged in cleaning cider barrel. After
putting in a quantity of unslacked lime
and hot water, he replaced the cork and
commenced rolling the barrel upon the
ground. Steam generated by the slack
ld8 lime and the barrel burst, throwing
the slaves in all directions and filling
Nh. Townsend's eyes with lime. The
report of the explosion is said to have
been heard half mile distant. Mr..
Townsend has suffered much pain, and
is in danger of losing his eyesight.
THE London Lire Stock Journal says
that in England conflicts between horses
and bulls are not uncommon and are
usually disastrous to the horses. A fiery
colt often chases cattle in the pasture,
biting them as they run; but when he
tackles a bull the latter usually won't
run, but charges the colt broadside and
often kills him. Having come off best
once, the bull thereafter is apt to charge
horses that are grazing quietly. 1t is
never safe to leave any bull in pasture
with horses.